Finance Lead

About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and LinkedIn .

Job Title: Finance Lead

Purpose
The Finance Lead drives the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements across businesses supported. Ensures compliance with financial policies, prepares management analysis, and implements process improvements for direct area of responsibility.
Strong focus on preparation of meaningful management schedules and executive commentary and thorough working knowledge of current reporting systems. Effective interaction with cross functional peers to gather, review and prepare financial analysis to Key Stakeholders. Ability to reconcile data across multiple sources of input and implement process improvements. Provides accurate and timely analysis to meet Global Commercial Finance, AbbVie Corporate FP&A and project timelines.

Major Responsibilities:
• Leads and develops monthly Actuals reporting and annual Plan/ Update and Monthly LBEs as required, using ASPIRE, SAP, HFM and QlikView. Incorporates review changes into Plan/Update recycles and LBE consolidations.
• Works directly with Commercial Areas, GCF function teams, AFP&A, Global Marketing, and Margin Accounting Group contacts to understand results and effectively communicate issues to Senior Management for all reporting cycles.
• Provides management with clear insights into drivers of business and financial performance and risk; assesses business/market opportunities and informs/recommends prioritization decisions.
• Develop Actuals/LBE/Plan/Update templates in ASPIRE
• Leads team projects and process improvements as needed.
• International travel evaluated on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus.
• Minimum 6+ years of progressive and related experience.
• Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Proficient Excel skills required
• Knowledge of SAP and TM1 a must

Key Stakeholders:
• Provides direct business support to functional business leaders, including VP(s), directors and managers on a timely basis
• Collaborates with Areas, Corporate AFP&A, extended Global Commercial Finance Team, Global Marketing, Margin Accounting Group and project managers to ensure accuracy and completeness of results.

Significant Work Activities
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.